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Film Review: Kill Devil Hill (short film) (2010)

SYNOPSIS: “Kill Devil Hill” is a short film based on an unsolved crime that triggered a bizarre series of murders through out North Carolina. REVIEW: Kill Devil Hill is a debut horror short directed by Robert “Ace” Jordan. The 12 minute piece is an introduction short that reenacts a crime case that occurred in North Carolina. The town of “Kill …

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Film Review: The Rig (2010)

SYNOPSIS: As a hurricane rages outside, the small but experienced crew of an oil drilling rig settles in to ride out the storm. Isolated on the rig, their calm is short lived when a crew member goes missing and an extensive search proves futile. Slowly, they discover that a deadly creature is stalking the skeleton crew, eliminating them one by …

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The Art of Makeup Comes Alive

Makeup Takes Its 29th Turn at the Academy Awards In the recent round of talk show appearances by actors from the new version of Alice in Wonderland, many of the performers discussed their lengthy stints “getting into costume.” This is both a travesty and at the same time not surprising. While costumes have been heralded by cinema onlookers for decades, …

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EXCLUSIVE: Early peek at ‘The Shadow People’ – An Ohio shot thriller! – trailer and stills

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-860vn5kUio[/youtube] Early stills and trailer from Conrad Faraj, being edited in Canada. The entire film was shot on  location in Cleveland, Ohio and Toledo, Ohio. Synopsis: A teenage girl named Bethany Ryder becomes haunted by demonic visions and shadow-like beings during the night, after her wake from a 9-month coma. She soon finds out, through the means of a prophecy …

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Horror Gossip: 10.02.10

What’s going on acolytes of mine? It is I your lord & master The Black Saint back again with the latest & greatest news in the world of Horror/Sci-Fi this week. I do hope that all of you have been following my directives each & every week. It is very important….to you! I like the idea of all of my …

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Requirements for True scares

In every genre of literature or film, there are many subgenres. One could even say that each of these subgenres can be deconstructed further into smaller pieces. Horror is no exception to this rule. However, one thing is constant across all of the different categories of horror: Those watching, listening, or reading horror expect to be treated to a something …

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REMAKES: they’s remaking what?

What’s up with all the remakes? That’s what horror movie audiences are asking. Over the past few years, we’ve seen remakes for “Friday the 13th,” “My Bloody Valentine,” and Rob Zombie’s “new take” on “Halloween” and “Halloween II.” Those are only a few of the movies that have gone through the remake machine. But why? Are fans asking for them? …

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Get Social with like HORROR FANS!!

Looking for horror guest bloggers – expand your social horizons! GET SOCIAL WITH LIKE HORROR FANS!! Social network for Horror!!! Horrornews.net is comprised of over 40 writers who contribute articles of interest to the horror community. We “do” screen our writers who must be experienced, have great writing skills and have a vested interest in the horror genre.

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Chaw: Killer pig, stills below!

Jeong-won Shin’s Chaw story starts as shock and fear wash over the quiet, peaceful town of Sameri when ecologist discovers the body parts of a girl in the mountains. Officer Kim Kang Su, newly transferred from Seoul, gets assigned to the case, but it soon transpires this is no ordinary homicide. Cheon Il Man, the victim’s grandfather, is convinced that …

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Simpsons Horror Parody

The Simpsons are in their 20th season and in all those years have lampooned several horror films with great delight. This is typically done during their Halloween special Treehouse of Horror episodes where they go all out and will typically parody several films in a single tale. Let’s take a look back at some of these and relive our favorite …

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Return of the Werewolf – Guest Article by Brad Steiger

Author The Werewolf Book: An Encyclopedia of Shape Shifting Beings On February 12th, The Wolfman, starring Benicio Del Toro as Lawrence Talbot and Anthony Hopkins as Sir John Talbot will be released after a nearly twoyear wait on the studio shelves. Those of us who are werewolf fans are eagerly waiting to view the new interpretation of the 1941 classic …

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Resident Evil Movies – A Guilty Pleasure

With the recent debut of the Resident Evil: Afterlife trailer, it’s time to look over the series thus far. The thing is, I find it hard to look at these films with a critic’s eye, as I can’t help but enjoying them for what they are big, daft action movies with a horror element. Yes, they do kinda walk all …

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Book Review: Billy The Monster Hunter – Issue 1

BILLY THE MONSTER HUNTER #1 (COMIC) Written By R. Rusef Art by Shawn Surface Published by Scare Tactix Graphix Publication Date: 2009 Format: Color – 24 pages Price: $3.00 Billy the Monster Hunter is a new property from Scare Tactic Graphix, most famous for Bubba the Redneck Werewolf. Billy the Monster Hunter, written by R.H. Rusef, is a charming comic …

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Comic Review: A Very Zombie Christmas

A VERY ZOMBIE CHRISTMAS (COMIC) Writers: Joseph Wight, Fred Perry, David Hutchinson Artists: Joseph Wight, Fred Perry, David Hutchinson Editor: Doug Dlin, Wes Hartman Cover: Lee Duhig Publisher: Antarctic Press Publication Date: 2009 Format: Full Color – 32 pages Price: $3.50 “Remember that classic holiday film about what the world would’ve been like if someone had never been alive? Well, …

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Book Review: Apartment 16 – Author Adam Nevill

APARTMENT 16 Written by Adam Nevill Published by Pan Publishing Publication Date: 2010 Format: Black /White – 368 pages Price: $NA There are many, many novels out there that deal with subjects such as haunted houses, apartments, and other dwellings. While I like a good ghost story as much as the next guy the problem remains that most of these …

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